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Over Twenty-eight Per Cent. domateh from Ottawa says: ring the nine-month' period 'Dec. 31, 1913, the total trade | 3 showed an. advance of 1 ong upon the trade of the onding periods of the year, . According to the figures 'by the Department of Cus- Friday, the total trade, ex-' cluding exports of foreign products and imports other than those of doniestic consumption, from April 1 to' Dec. 31, 1913, was $857, 858,- 893, as against #779, 587,058 in 1018, ! hi increase being* $78, 269, 835. : © great increase was in ex- Es OF FARM PRODUCTS], REPORT FROM 'vie LEADING TRAD) CENTRES OF AMERICA. i Prices of Cattle, Crain, Chedse ans Ohad fraduce at Home and Abread Breadstufis. Toronto, Jan. 27.--Flour--Onario wheat flour, 90 per cent. $3.65, seaboard, and at $3.50, Toronto. Manitobae--Wirst patents, in jute bagw, 85.30; do. seconds, $4.80; strong bakers', in jute bags, $4.60. Manitoba wheat Lake ports, No, 1 Northern, 9% 1-2, and No, 2, 93 3-40, track, Goderich, All rail, No. i Northern, $i; No. 2, 98 1-2. Ontario wheat Prices of No. 8 are 86 10 87, outside, and 91 to 9% on track, Toronto, 5c, outside, and at 38 to 38 1.2%, on Ss, To- ronto. Western * Canada oats, 40 1-20 for No. 2, and at 300 for No. 3, Bay ports. Peas--$1 to $1.05, outside. Barley--~Good malting barley, 64 to 50, outside. Corn--New No. 2 Amerioan, 71 12¢, all rail, Toronto. Rye-No. 2 at 63 to = {i outside. Buckwheat--No. 2 at 73 to 75¢, outside. Bran-- Manitoba bran, $22 to $22.50 a ton, in bage, Toronto froight. Shorts, $24 $24.50, Toronto. Oate--No. 2 Ontario oats, 34 12 to ® Country Produce. Butter-- Choice dairy, 23 to 2e; inferior, 20 o 21ic; farmers' separator rinte, 24 to 26c; creamery prints, 30 to 3 1 abipe solide, 27 to 29¢: storage prints, 27 to 280; solids, 26 to 26 1-20. Eggs-Case lote of new-laid, 40 to 42 per dozen; selects, to 3c, and storage, 34 to 35¢ per dozen. Cheese--New cheese, 14 1.2 to 14 3-4¢ for large, and 150 far twins Beans--Hand-picked, $2.9 to bushel; primes, $2.10, Honey Extracted. in 3 sina, J a to 1% per 1b. for No. 1: combs, er dozen for No. 1, and $2.40 to Yeas $s PN 2. Poultry--Fowl, 11 to 12 per 1b.; chick. eng, 16 to 17¢; ducks, 13 to 150; geese, 14 to _1b¢: turkeys, 19 to 22. Potatoes ~Ontario, 80c per bag. on track, and Delaware at 80 to 86c, on track, in car lots Provisions. Bacon--Lolx clear, 15 to 16e 1b. in caee lots. Pork----Bhort cdt, § mess, $24.50. Hams--Medium to light, 18 14 to 19¢; heavy, 17 1-2 to 18c; rolls, 15 to 36 1-2: breakfast bacon, 18 to. 1%; backs, 22 to 28¢. Loard-Tierces, 14 1-4c; tubs, 14 1.2¢; pails, 14 3-40. Baled Hay and Straw. Baled hay--No. 1 at $14.50 to $15 a ton, on track here; No. 3 quoted at $13 to $13.50, and mixed at $12 to $12.50 Baled straw-Car lots, $850 to $8.75, on track. Toronto. Winnipeg Crain. Winnipeg, Jan. 27.--Cseh--WheatNo. 1, Forthern, 85. 14¢; No, 2 Northern, 83 1.2%; 3 Northern, 81 1-40; No. 4, 76c; No. 5, bv No. 6, { feed, 60c; No, 1 rejected seeds, 80 1-%; No. 2 rejected seeds, 78 1-20; No. 3 rejected seeds, 76c; No. 1 smutty, 80 1-20; No. 2 emutty, 78 1%; No 3 smut. ty. 70; No. 1 red Winter, 85 1-4¢; No. 2 red Winter, 83 1-2; No. 3 B81 1-40. Oats-No. 2 OW. 3238¢c; No, O.W., 3 1-2; extra No. 1 feed, 3f 34c; No, 1 fead, 31 1-40; No. 2 feed, 30 1-20. Barley No 3, 41 14¢c; No. 4, 40¢c; rejected, 38¢c; feed, '37 1:9. Flax---No. 1 N.W O., $1.27; No. 2 ew. $1.24; No. 3 C.W.. $1.11. $2.25 per $5.50 ports; During 1913 the total exports were $388,707,375, as against. $307,- 525,768. Of the SRpor, $359,115, were of domestic produce, as | against $278,652,167, the Rai 'thus being $80,463,501, or over 28 per cent. Imports entered 'for consumption | showed a slight decrease, standing | at $498,741,512, as against $500,- 934,901 in 1912. Dutiable goods showed a drop of nearly $3,000,000, from $326,417,953 in 1912 to $323,- | 434,277 in 1913. Free goods, on the other hand, increased by nearly | 81,000,000, * from $174,516,948 to 8175, 307,235. Montreal Markets. » to 57. Flour--Manitoba Bpring wheat pat. gute. | Brae; 85.40; do., eeconds, $4.90; strong $470; Winter patents, choice, 8475 Hy $5; straight rollers, $4.50 to $4.60; do. in bage, $2 to $2.10, Rolled oste--Bar $4.40 to $4.50; bag of 90 Ibs. '$2.10 to 8. 1] 1.2, Millfeed--Bran, $22; shorts, $24; middlings, 826 o 827; mouillie, 828 to $29. ay--No. 2, per ton. car lots, $14 to $14.50 Cheese--Fincet wesperns, 13 78 to 14¢; do., easterns, 13 1-4 to 13 3-40. Butter--Choicest creamery, 28 1-2 to 29; seconds, 26 1-2 to 2c. Egge--Fresh, 42 to 43c; melected, 35¢; No. 1 stock, 30c; No. 2, do., 26c. Potatoes ~Per bag, car lots, 75 to 80c. United States Markets: Minneapolis, Jan. 27. -- Wheat -- arr 87 3-44 to 87 7-8¢ bid; July, se to 89 1-2 bid. Cash--No. a Jan, 39 ses No. 1 North. ern, 863-8 to 88 7-80; No. 3, do., 78 85 7-8¢c; No. 3 wheat, 81 7-8 to 83 7-8. Gorn ~No. 3 yellow, 66 1-2 to 57c. Oats--No. § white, 35 3-4 to Flour--Fancy patents, $4.55; i] pe Ti $3.35; second clears, $2.50. Bran, Duluth, Jan. 27.--Wheat--No. 1 hard, 87 1-4c; No. 1 Northern, 86 14c; Xo. 2, do. Montana No. 2 hard, 8414 to 84 3-4c; May, 88 1-4 to 88 3-80; July, 89 3-40. to Lingced--81.50 68; January, $1.49 18; May, Live Stock Markets. Toronto, Jan. 27.--Butchers' cattle--Good to choice steers from $7.75 to $8.50; medi- um, $7 to $7.25, and common, $5.75 to $6 75. Heifers--Good to choice, $7.75 2 $8.25; medium to good, 86.50 to $7.76. Butcher cowe and bulls--Butcher bulls, choice, ranged from $6.75 to $7.50; good from $6.26 to 86.75; and medium from $5.75 to $6.25, te common brought $4.75 to $5.75. But- chers' choice cows ranged from $650 87.25; good from 86 to $6.50; medium from .50 to 86; commen from $4.75 to $5.50; cutters from $4.25 to $4.75; and ocanners from 83.75 to $4.25. Btockers and feeders-- Good stockers, $6.50 to 87; feeders, $6.75 to § 50. Milkere and Springers sold at $60 to $105 each for good offerings. Calves-- Best calves brought $9.50 to $11; medium from $7 to 8950; common from 85 to §6. Bheep and lambs--Light sheep ewes rang- ed from '$6.25 to $6.75; heavy sheep and bucks from $5.25 to $6.25; cullg from $2.50 5; m 89 to $9.50, Swine--Hogs went at $8.65 to fous on board care at country points, $9 to $9.20 fed and watered, and at $9.25 of oars. Montreal, Jan. 27.--Extra choice steers, $9.75; choice butchers' atmers, $8.25 to $8.50; do., extra good. $776 to do." 'good, $7.25 to $7. 50; 4 do., oir $6.76 oy $7; butchers' bullocks, eu to $1.95; do., poor to medinm, 4 to os butcher cows. good, $6.75 to $7; J fair, $6.25 to 8650; do. medium, $5.75 do., common, $5.25 to poor, Oshsh to 85; sheep, $5.25 to $5.35, lambs, per cwt., $8 to $825; Dewy; Jelocte, gasterne, $9.75; do., sows, $7.75; $5 to $5.50; do.. westerns, per 80 Hy to $9.50; salves, according to size and quality, $3 to § Mail service by Atlantic steamers will very shortly be improved, the Postmaster-General announced. Fire which gutted the Canadien Athletic Club gymnasium at Mont- real, resulted in $100,000 property loss. Twenty-six new detachments of the Royal Northwest Mounted Po- lice were added to the'force last dyeap.. CONFESSION OF CONSTABLE Personally Gave Rope and Revolver to Murderer to Aid His Escape From Prison A despatch from Winnipeg says: Constable Robert Reid, of the city force, one of the two officers guard- ing John Krafchenko when he es- eaped, made -a full confession on Wednesday before the Royal Com- mission, and implicated Percy Ha- ~gel, the lawyer, John Buxton and John Westlake. Constable Flow- ers, his fellow guard, he clears of all suspicion. - withstood a seyen-hour grueling be- fore the commission which seeming- y had j 'him, bu com- pletely reversed his sworn state- ts [n the witzicss box Reid told how personally had given the rope, y and revo to Krafchenko 'escape, while Flowers, the other The loosened Reid had formerly | to help Krafchenko. bars in the window, he said, had been : tampered - with while Ryan, the day guard, . was asleep in the cell. The constable.stated further that all the arrangements for the escape were made in the office :of Percy Hagel, Krafchenko's coun- sel, where Krafchenko had sent him to see Hagel. He said he did not know what had induced him (Reid) Buxton had given the gun to Reid in Hagel's office, .and_the number had heen | filed off in Hagel's presence. Ha- gel had told him that Westlake, who was to hide Krafchenko after so without "squealing." Hagel, | he said, had gone to. lum' oso to get $400 to handle the case did not know whether be. Stop Sneezing, his escape, could be trusted to dof THE LATE LORD STRATHCO! A despatch from Quebec says: The death of Lord Strathcona will have a material effect on the reve- nue of the province for the current year. It is understood that the immense holdings of the late High Commissioner will fall under the succession law of Quebec, and cal- culations are easily made that the revenue from the estate will amount up to millions of dollars. It is said it was anticipated that STRATHCONA WAS WEALTHY Estimated that the Late High Commissioner's Holdings Was About $80,000,000 the value of the holdings was about $80,000,000, and, if so, the succes- sion dues at eight per cent. would amount to $6,400,000. This amount will very likely 'be. modified when the value of the estate in Quebec is known, as this very point has arisen over the judgment of the Privy Council in the Cotton case. At all events, the province is expecting to benefit to the extent of several mil- lions by the decease of Lord Strath- cona. Quit Sniffeling, Cure Your Cold The Soothing Vapors of Catarrho- zone Bring Instantaneous. Relief. Thousands of Testimonials prove that Catarrhozone cures permanently. When germs attack the lining of the nose, make you sneeze and gag,--when later on they infest the bronchial tubes,--how can you follow them with a cough syrup? You can't do it--that's all. Cough syrups go to the stomach--that's why they fall. 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X A despatch from Paris says: The extraordinary cold experienced here during the past four weeks, and which still shows no signs of abating, has caused the prices of food in Paris to rise from fifty to six hundred per cent. above the ordinary, Potatoes bring nearly double their usual price, while fresh vegetables cost from four to six times their regular prices. The old inhabitan i interrupted e snaw, it being from two. i feet, " deep in some rance the temperature ranges from 20 to 20 degrees below. freon ing, Fares i 1 felt starved all the time. 1d hel FATAL ACCIDENT AT COBAL. Cobalt Lake Mining Company's Foreman Killed. A despatch from Cobalt says: William E. Janes, 40, was instantly killed here by a falling derrick striking him on the head, Janes was the foreman employed by the Cobalt Lake Mining Company to superintend the work of deepening the rock cut, through which the water from the lake is to flow when the draining i§ commenced. The accident was caused by one of the guy 'ropes giving away. Janes was a native of Newfoundland. > He leaves a wife, who is at present on a visit to Nova Scotia. ---- ~-NO SIGN OF FOUL PLAY. Man Found Frozen to Death Near Lumber Camp. A despatch from Port: Arthur says: Apparently overcome by a fit while walking from the Russell Company's camp at Pearl to the station, William Lownsborough, aged thirty-one, was found frozen to death on Thursday. The body was lying undisturbed, with no signs of foul play. FRIENDLY TIP. Restored Hope and Confidence. After several years of indigestion and its attendant evil influence on the mind, it is not very surprising that one finally loses faith in things generally. S {An Eastern woman writes an in- teresting letter. She says: "Three years ago I suffered from an attack of peritonitis which left me' in a most miserable condition. For over two years I suffered from nervousness, weak heart, shortness of breath, could not sleep, ete. My "appetite was ravenous but I had plenty of food but it did not seem to "1 got 'discouraged, stopped medicine and did not care much ; [a Trade Balance: in the : of £72,000, 000 ' "A despatch from London says: Sir Edward Holden, the famous banking authority, made an impor: tant speech on Thursday on inter- | national finance and currency. Af- ter dealing with the position 'of France Bir Edward referred at some length to Canada, the United States, and India. A Canada, he said, has borrowed from London during the last three years about #£120,000,000. During 1913 she borrowed about £44,000,- 000. Her imports during 1913 amounted to about £137,000,000 sterling, and the interest which she has to pay in respect to the money borrowed approximates at least £15,000,000. Her exports for the Mother Country's. Favor year: amognted to about £80,000,- 000, therefore after paying for her imports with her exports she had to ~ 'provide the sum of about £72,000,- 000. : As her borrowings in this mar- ket have amounted to about £44,9 000,000, the balance of her prise edness for which provision, made amounts to about. sterling. Judging from. it would appear, in Bir Eris opinion, to be obviously the duty of 1 Canada to go slowly, spend less and borrow less, but it would be a mis- taken policy for investors in this country to button up their pockets against further Canadian loans, so long as the securities are of a first class character. TWO MEN SHOT IN CHICAGO. The Italian Quarter in That City Is a Bad Place. A. despatch from Chicago says: A feud in the Italian quarter on the North Side claimed two more lives on Thursday night. While the police were searching for the assae- sins of Joseph Portuguese, who was shot down at Milton Avenue and Hobbie Street, they were startled by two gunshot wounds. Hurrying to the corner, they found R. De- penza, proprietor of a small bank, dying at almost the same spot where Portuguese was slain, Dur- ing the last two years eleven mur- ders have béen committed in the block. ge SERIOUS STRIKE IN LONDON. 10,000 Coal Porters Out and No Fuel Being Delivered. A despatch from FEondon, Eng- land, says: Ten thousand coal porters in London went on strike for higher pay on. Wednesday. Practically no coal was delivered in the eity, which is in the midst of the longest and worst «cold snap of many years. It will take only a couple of days to cause great mis- ery in thousands of homes where coal is bought daily, only a bucket- ful at a time. Porters who are paid 18 cents a ton for handling coal, are demanding an increase of two cents a ton and other concessions, which it is estimated, will practi: cally raise the pay seven cents more. : AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. gh Attendance at the Institution This "Winter Is 888, A despatch from Guelph says: The attendance at the Ontario Ag- ricultural College and Macdonald Institute is now 886, divided as fol- lows: Macdonald Institute (regu- lar course), 140; O, A. College (regular course), 430. Short courses --Stock and séed judging, 135; bee- keeping, 77; poultry, 38; dairying, 51; mutual training and special subjects, 13. le NITROGEN FROM AIR. foundland Government. A despatch from St. Nfld, says: trogen from the atmo John' 8, sphere on a {large scale for use erily | the: purpose of a concession ust Tol | granted Gov : t] 'Concession Granted by the New-| Safe and Sound! New Issue! | 5% BONDS @ 85 and Interest, | or, $850 and Interest per $1,000 Bond. Municipality of Esquimalt, B.C. 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